Rhodes Crossroads, South Carolina
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1918 and the latest in 1990. It stands in the Walterboro census division. It lies in ZIP code area 29488. It stands on Wolf Creek. The Survey maps it on the Walterboro quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 17 printed sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1918 USGS Walterboro quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1943 USGS Walterboro quadrangle1:62500
- 1947 USGS Savannah quadrangle1:250000
- 1948 USGS Savannah quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Savannah quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1960 USGS Savannah quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Savannah quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1986 USGS Walterboro quadrangle1:100000
- 1988 USGS Walterboro quadrangle1:24000
- 1990 USGS Walterboro quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
540 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 540 fires within 5 miles of Rhodes Crossroads between 1992 and 2020, burning about 3,221 acres in total. 7 started naturally. 82 were recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 206 |
| Debris and open burning | 197 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 82 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 33 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 8 |
| Natural | 7 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 3 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Other causes | 1 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 1997 | Equipment and vehicle use | 3.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 8 September 2016 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 8 September 2009 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.5 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | THREE MILE ROAD |
| 7 September 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 September 2007 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 September 2006 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 September 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
8 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 8 workings within 5 miles of Rhodes Crossroads: 4 unknowns, 3 producers, 1 past producer. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Sand, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Clay, Clay. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Consolidated Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction, Clay | Unknown | Sedimentary | |
| Consolidated Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction, Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Jeter Sand Pit #3 | Sand | Unknown | Sedimentary | |
| Pinkney Mine | Sand | Unknown | Sedimentary | |
| Mine 1 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Nettles Mine | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | Sedimentary | |
| Nettles Mine | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Walkerboro Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stokes | 0.8 miles | 17 | |
| Pattillo (historical) | 3.5 miles | 16 | |
| Walterboro | 4.3 miles | 17 | |
| Hudsons Mill | 5.6 miles | 16 | |
| Ruffin | 6.4 miles | 18 | |
| Smyly | 6.5 miles | 18 | |
| Red Bank (historical) | 6.6 miles | 18 | |
| Drigger Crossroads | 7.2 miles | 17 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1250357. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.









